Caliche Distance Medley Sets State Meet Record; Jessie Jackrabbit Anchors with Room to Spare

STATE TRACK COMPLEX— One week after Jessie Jackrabbit leaned at the regional 4×100 finish beside Ironwood’s Victor Rattler, the Caliche boys’ distance medley relay arrived at state with fresher legs and a plan Coach Marmot described as “patience, then paperwork.” The quartet of Finn Fox, a sophomore miler, a junior hurdler nicknamed “Dash,” and Jessie on anchor broke the meet record in 10:14.06—difference thicker than a mesquite leaf this time, and in Caliche’s favor.

Meet referee Ms. Ibis reviewed chip data with the same calm she brings to bookmobile evenings and jury-duty anecdotes. Victor Rattler’s Ironwood squad took third in the open 400 later that afternoon, earning a nod from Jessie at the handshake line—rivalry mathematics, filed under respect.

The girls’ sprint medley from Mesquite JC lowered its own conference mark in an earlier heat, keeping the Pronghorn track office busy beside the baseball super-regional printer jam. State patches go on letter jackets next to mud stains and one lost flip-flop story.

Bus home departs at nine. Hydration tables supervised; pride unsupervised.